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Goodyear OptiGrip looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 vs Goodyear OptiGrip — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 75 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

OptiGrip is ahead, 64–59

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Goodyear OptiGrip
Tire BGoodyear

OptiGrip

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 16 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 57

    Dry

    OptiGrip +3
    60
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP150OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5256

    Ecopia EP150: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.7 = 57

    OptiGrip: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 55.8 = 60

    No road tests of dry for Ecopia EP150. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 61

    Wet

    OptiGrip +9
    70
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP150OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5870

    Ecopia EP150: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 57.9 = 61

    OptiGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70

    No road tests of wet for Ecopia EP150. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 49

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP150OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 58 (est.)–
    Reviews found online35–

    Ecopia EP150: 60% × 58.3 (est.) + 40% × 34.9 = 49

    No road tests of snow for Ecopia EP150. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 61

    Comfort

    OptiGrip +2
    63
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP150OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5456

    Ecopia EP150: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 53.5 = 61

    OptiGrip: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for Ecopia EP150 or OptiGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 62

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP150OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online55–

    Ecopia EP150: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 62

    No road tests of noise for Ecopia EP150. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 58

    Treadwear

    OptiGrip +4
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP150OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5259

    Ecopia EP150: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 52.4 = 58

    OptiGrip: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Ecopia EP150. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 55

    Handling (owners)

    OptiGrip +5
    60
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP150OptiGrip
    Reviews found online5560
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Ecopia EP150Goodyear OptiGrip
Relative Score 59 64
Dry 57 60
Wet 61 70
Snow 49 –
Comfort 61 63
Noise 62 –
Treadwear 58 62
Handling (owners) 55 60

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Ecopia EP150

OptiGrip

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryEcopia EP150OptiGripΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #4/16 2014 ADAC 175/65 R14 Summer Tyre Test #2/14 2012 European Summer Tyre Test - 205/55 R16 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Ecopia EP150

Pros

  • High level of ride comfort and low-speed smoothness
  • Generally durable construction capable of handling potholes
  • Satisfactory dry-road handling for casual, daily driving

Cons

  • Frequently cited as dangerous or unpredictable in wet conditions
  • Noticeable increase in road noise as the tire ages
  • Inconsistent tread wear, with some users reporting premature failure
All owner themes in the Ecopia EP150 review

Tire B OptiGrip

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and safety
  • Consistent performance as the tread wears down
  • Good overall tread life and durability

Cons

  • High levels of road noise, often described as intrusive
  • Mediocre dry-weather performance and feedback
  • Reports of premature sidewall cracking
All owner themes in the OptiGrip review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 B · Goodyear OptiGrip
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available24—
Rim diameters13″ – 17″—
UTQG200 B B—
SidewallBlackwall—

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Ecopia EP150

Goodyear OptiGrip

Winner: Goodyear OptiGrip — better wet, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 70 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 62 vs 58 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 60 vs 57 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Ecopia EP150
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Ecopia EP150 or OptiGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Ecopia EP150 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 70 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ecopia EP150 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 60 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Ecopia EP150 or OptiGrip?

Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 63 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Ecopia EP150 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 62 vs 58 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology